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It’s been 2 years…and now it’s time again.https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/its-been-2-years-and-now-its-time-again/
https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/its-been-2-years-and-now-its-time-again/#respondFri, 19 May 2017 09:40:12 +0000http://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/?p=80Continue reading →]]>So what has happened over the last 2 years? Anything good? Let’s start in 2015. Africa went a full year without a single case of naturally occurring polio. Europe received over a million immigrants. Gun deaths and automobile accidents reached the same amount. China got rid of that 1 child thing they had going on there. Gay marriage became a right in the United States.

Let’s peek into 2016. Michael Phelps proved he had what it took to swim strong still. The Cubs actually won the fucking World Series. THAT is probably the most miraculous thing that will happen in 2016, right? The WHO declared measles dead in the Americas. There was that water thing in Flint, that as far as I know still isn’t resolved. Zika virus running wild. Everyone famous died in 2016, including Prince. Pulse nightclub turned into the OK Corral. The U.K. said they have had enough on the EU’s shit, and voted to leave the European Union. A game called Pokemon Go took over the lives of millions of people for about 3 months. Samsung blew up (literally). Castro died. Am I forgetting anything? I mean it seems like 2016 was way more active than 2015, right? Oh wait…there was one more thing.

Donald Fucking Trump won the United States Presidency (Don’t quote me but I think his middle name may actually be Fucking). I have never heard such uproar in all my life. How could this have happened? How could he have actually won? What can we do to “fix it”? Well the answer is simple. The DNC fucked Sanders, and this is what you got. I don’t think that Trump would have held a candle in the wind to Sanders in voter turnout. Millennials loved Sanders. Millennials now outnumber any other generation. It could have, would have, should have been a lock. Now the only thing left to do is throw a huge tantrum and blame the people who voted for Trump. Blame Trump himself. Hell blame Russia.

Let’s stop for just a minute and talk about who is really to blame. How about the DNC that funneled all funds directly to Clinton and hung Sanders out to dry.?

the DNC’s joint fundraising committee with the Clinton campaign was laundering money to the Clinton campaign instead of fundraising for down-ticket Democrats.The Observer

How about Clinton calling half of America deplorable? How about Clinton being under investigation by the FBI? How about DNC staffers being murdered? Long story short, Clinton alienated voters with words, actions, and body language. Now back to the Trump segment.

Donald Trump has been unfairly targeted since the day he won the election. Period. There I said it. NOBODY gave Trump even a slight chance to prove he could do the job. He called the media out on what he labeled “fake news” but then the stories keep coming. The problem with this is, people believe them with no hesitation. For example:

1a: Nobody from the Washington Post was there.
1b: New York Times claims an anonymous source said Israel did it.
1c: Israel wouldn’t know what information is classified.
1d: Israeli officials would not confirm that they were the source of the information.
1e: Trump cabinet members there vehemently denied these claims.

2: #ComeyMemo

2a: McCabe said under oath that the FBI was never asked to stop the investigation.
2b: Nobody has seen said memo…including the NYT.
2c: NYT claims an anonymous source read them the memo over the phone.

3: Trumpcare

3a: Trump is not taking away your healthcare.
3b: Trump is not preventing people with preexisting conditions access to healthcare.
3c: Trump IS making the individual accountable for their own healthcare instead of the community.
Example: Under Obamacare preexisting conditions were basically not a thing. It didn’t matter. However to compensate for it not mattering, Joe, David, Regina, and Sarah all had to pay 750/month for insurance now. Joe was only paying 150, and David and Regina both paid 350. Sarah has diabetes and was paying 1000. Sarah was obviously happy because her rates went down. Everyone else is now paying the difference for Sarah. Under Trumpcare, Joe, David, and Regina can drop back down to what their previous premiums were, and Sarah will go back up to 1000. It simply places the burden of preexisting conditions on the person with the condition. Under the Obamacare, millions of Americans lost insurance because they could no longer afford the premiums and didn’t qualify for subsidies. Under Trumpcare those same people can regain their insurance. Taking things away from one group to ensure a different group has it, does not equal equality.

Why can’t anyone see how ridiculous this stuff is. Everyone is claiming that Trump is the equivalent of a monkey throwing shit at the zoo, so it should be easy to actually produce some type of tangible evidence that ANY of this ever took place. There is just a dickload of “anonymous sources” and hearsay. On day 2 in office the liberal outlets were already producing polls that showed Trump was only favored by roughly 10% of the population (to be fair, these same polls showed Clinton winning in a landslide). That he wasn’t doing his job. On day fucking 2.

Even the democrats over in the Capital, his biggest opponents even, have had enough of the “fake news”. There are no facts. It’s fine if you don’t like him. It is. It’s fine if you think he is goofy looking, and are weirded out by tiny hands. What’s not fine is that America is in shambles because you refused to support your President from day 1. Instead of supporting the country and seeing what could happen, you jump on every left leaning news story that can’t produce a single shred of tangible evidence to support their claims.

This nonsense about #NotMyPresident…I have some bad news for you; yes he is. You live in this country, he is your President, like him or not. I can understand you being upset that your candidate didn’t win the election, but to be fair, your candidate was never in the running.

Well I wasn’t…but now I’m gonna. It all started with Michael Brown. Protestors standing up to what they viewed as a corrupt, and racist police force. Police not backing down and supporting each other for what they viewed as doing their job. The protests were sometimes peaceful, and other times exceptionally violent. There were quiet nights, and nights filled with creative chants. One of the things that spilled over from Ferguson to the rest of the country was the now popular slogan of “Black Lives Matter”.

I take exception to this being from the St Louis area. Why do I take exception? Because our people in St Louis are killing each other at an alarming rate, and MUCH faster than the cops are. We have had months of protests over 3 people in the StL area killed by the police, yet in 2014 we had the HIGHEST homicide rate in the city since 2008. We sat at almost 50 homicides per 100,000 people. We have a declining population and rising homicide rate. We fell out of the top 50 largest cities in the U.S.A and jumped straight to the top for homicide rate. In 2013 Detroit was #1 on that list with 44 per 100,000 people.

According to police chief Sam Dotson, a solid chunk of the homicides stemmed from domestic violence and fights/arguments between killer/victim who were acquainted. Many were linked to drug deals gone bad and/or gang activity, and most had a criminal history all their own. Most of the victims were black males, as were the suspects in cases where suspect descriptions were available. 2/3 of all murder cases in St Louis remain unsolved.

If we as a community want to be taken seriously in the plight for equality we have to start proving to each other that all lives matter. We can’t continue to kill each other at an extinction level rate then blame the police. If we want the police to take less interest in our communities then we need to start taking more interest ourselves. If we police the people in our neighborhoods there would be less cause for law enforcement to be there in the first place.

As long as St Louis is sitting high atop the violent crime stats in this country you can fully expect the police to respond with deadly force in order to ensure they make it home to their families at night. Violence begets violence. When you live in a savage world, you do what you must to survive. The only way to change the outcome is to change your world. The only one who can change your world is you.

It’s ok if you were. It doesn’t bother me. What DOES bother me is the strict entitlement that people feel when it comes to their religious holidays of choice. If someone says “Merry Christmas” you say thanks. If someone says “Happy Holidays” you say thanks. If someone wishes you a “Joyful Solstice” you say thanks. If someone wishes you…well you see where this is going, right? If not, you can go sit in the corner and entertain yourself with coloring books while I finish my rant.

Your religion has ZERO impact on how I live my day to day life. Period. It should also be the same way for each and every one of you, but no. Someone had to get all pissy and bent out of shape because they were wished a Happy Hanukkah by a Jewish customer and instead of saying “Thanks, Merry Christmas” they decided to file all sorts of protests and petitions to tell people to shut the fuck up. If you aren’t like me, you aren’t allowed to talk to me!

It doesn’t matter what religion you are, and it doesn’t matter if you aren’t religious at all. If someone says something polite you can respond politely; instead of like a toddler on a tirade because DragonTales was cancelled. Fuck you and your sensitivities. It is time to accept the fact that people are different. HOLY SHIT!! There are different people living in my world? I don’t believe it.

Due to all this “Political Correctness” school pageants have been cancelled. Christmas music in public has been cancelled. It actually reminds me a great deal of the South Park Episode.

You don’t have to be offended. You also don’t have to participate. But most of all you don’t have to bitch about every single thing in life that is different than you. I am VERY non-religious…but I also understand that I was born in a country that was founded on christian beliefs. I don’t accept the stories I’m told, but then again…I don’t expect everyone to think like me. I enjoy Christmas. I spend time with family, we eat, we exchange gifts, we sit & chat a bit. We don’t go to church, watch the gospel. or get hung up on the religious sentiments. We would be one of those “Happy Holidays” families to anyone keeping track.

To us, Merry Christmas is just fine, and we will thank you for passing the kind thoughts on to us.

]]>https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/were-you-offended/feed/0christmas_hanukkah_kwanzaa_holidayshsdad77Merry-Christmas-from-BloggertoneMike Brown, Race Relations, and Herd Mentality.https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/mike-brown-race-relations-and-herd-mentality/
https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/mike-brown-race-relations-and-herd-mentality/#respondSat, 29 Nov 2014 01:27:35 +0000http://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/?p=62Continue reading →]]>I have bit my tongue on this issue long enough. I am tired of hearing about how someone is right, and someone is wrong. This 1 person has pushed the already blurred lines of race relations in America into an almost complete haze. A good 85 – 90% of white people side with Darren Wilson. A good 85-90% of black people side with Michael Brown.

However when someone crosses the race line, they are immediately called out for being a “race traitor”. This should NOT be a race issue. If someone has formed their own opinion based on evidence provided, they are just as entitled to their opinion as you are. When Pharrell spoke out about the situation, black youth and “activists” started calling for boycotts of his album sales. Why? Because he didn’t echo the popular opinion of the black race. When white people support Michael Brown then are called “Libtards”. The facts were presented, statements were made, the grand jury found no grounds to indict. A few facts that are COMPLETELY ignored:

1: Michael Brown WAS on camera assaulting the store owner.

2: Michael Brown in no way, shape, or form had his “hands up”. He was shot multiple times from the front, with ZERO shots entering the body from a “hands up” position.Autopsy Report

3: The ONLY death in Ferguson protests following announcement was a possible Grand Jury Witness, with ZERO previous citations or arrests. The friend who was with Michael Brown is still in protective custody after testifying that Brown was NOT surrendering.Report

4: There has been over 125 MURDERS in St Louis this year, almost ALL of which were black on black crime. St Louis is averaging 12-15 homicides per month. NONE of which has been addressed during the protests. The entire WORLD is in an uproar over 1 teenager who was assaulting an officer and got himself killed, but could care less about all of the inner city crime that claims lives EVERY DAY.

5: The story broke, and Dorian Johnson told everyone that he saw Wilson shoot Brown in the back, then stand over top of him and execute him. He soon recanted that story and changed it to Brown having his hands up and surrendering. He recanted again while testifying in front of the grand jury, in exchange for protective custody, and admitted that Brown DID attack Wilson and try to take the gun, and he was charging Wilson when he was shot.

Since the shooting took place all you see on Facebook, or news stories covering it, or at work, or sitting in your front yard is “Fuck whitey” or “Fuck blacky”. White people making jokes about unemployed folks protesting 24/7, black people calling white people racist for thinking Wilson was within his rights to defend himself.

One of the streamers I was watching actually said during the protest coverage “I won’t tolerate racism in my room. You will be banned if you are a racist…and remember people of color can not be racist.” Everything became black & white.

The “slogan” became “Hands up, Don’t shoot”. The facts presented show he didn’t have his hands up. The protesters didn’t care. Worldwide people chanted hands up, don’t shoot. Racists mocked them with “pants up, don’t loot”. Black Panthers showed up to lead the charge, people made false claims the KKK was in Clayton…just to keep race baiting happening. While the protests were claiming to be peaceful, people were looting, rioting, and setting buildings on fire. Now PLEASE RAD THIS CLOSELY:

People at your protest robbed (1), assaulted(2), looted(3), set fires(4), destroyed property(5), etc. It became violent. Regardless if 85% of the people were peaceful, protective, and civilized(6) 15% MADE IT VIOLENT.

Following the grand jury announcement Michael Brown’s step-dad yelled several times to “Burn this bitch down” (link)…and they did. Regardless of the hurt, the pain, the thought process, he should solely be held accountable for the ensuing chaos. It is illegal to yell fire in a theater due to inciting panic or a riot…why is he not being charged? 12 business set on fire, several of which will be a total loss. Looted goods, damaged goods due to smoke/fire, police cars destroyed, etc. I would guess there will be a couple hundred million dollars worth of damage/clean up before it’s all said and done.

This whole thing started with an outcry about police brutality, yet it has never been about police brutality. It has never been about the police targeting a specific race. This became a reason for people from all over to come together and get free shit. There would be a handful of actual protestors every night, but there was always more media, and agitators than protestors. Here is the difference:

1: Protestor : Someone who peacefully demonstrates to obtain a goal.
2: Agitator : Someone who antagonizes the police or other people to cause aggression.

EVERY night we saw people blocking traffic, we saw people refusing to move from a location until the cops showed up then they would bolt. We saw media get pepper sprayed repeatedly. We saw tear gas deployed, and EVERY time the people blamed the cops. You need to take a few minutes look at yourself and say “Why did this just happen?”

If someone from your group threw something at the cops, your choice is to turn them over, or face the consequences as a group. If someone doesn’t want to join your protest you move along and find like-minded people not try to bully them into joining you. If a business asks you not to protest on their property go elsewhere. Being aggressive, and loud doesn’t help your cause…at all. It makes your end goal harder to achieve.

If you made it this far without raging, congrats. If not…I don’t care. I’m not a racist by any stretch of the word, however I DO have common sense. I don’t let a mob tell me how to act or what to think. Just because someone has a different opinion than you, it doesn’t make them wrong, a hypocrite, a bigot, a racist, or even an asshole.

Do I think police brutality exists? Absolutely. Do I think sometimes people get targeted due to race? Sure. Do I think that’s what happened in Ferguson? Not even for a second. Shame on you CNN, Fox, NBC, CBS, etc for airing the picture from a couple of years ago of Brown wearing his headphones and looking child-like…or his cap & gown picture. You are just as complicit as the antagonists in Ferguson for what happened to our country these last few months.

For you legitimate protestors, I support you. I like what you do, and applaud you for standing up for what you believe in. Unfortunately it was you who was massively overshadowed by the people only interested in free shit.

You can’t get married, the bible says so! That is the most common argument you hear from Christians against homosexuality. However did you know that a large swathe of religious folks are also racist and use the bible to validate their racism? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying EVERYONE is racist and/or homophobic if they are a Christian, I’m just saying I recently ave found out that A LOT of people are. Obviously I knew about the gay thing…that’s old news, however the racist thing sort of caught me off guard.

Who knew that a book written thousands of years ago, by multiple people, and has been loosely translated into English over the years could have such a damning impact on a modern society. I recently got into a debate on an unnamed web forum regarding the racist views of the “Christians” there. I was given several quotes from the bible to validate their views and opinions, and was told that “any non-white person was not even considered a person by biblical standards”. The part that baffled me the most is that “white Americans” were most definitely not in the bible. So when a white American uses the bible to justify their superior outlook it leaves me bewildered. Some of the verses I have been quoted are:

Jeremiah 31:27
‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.’

The people I talked with couldn’t comprehend that this meant man & animal. They were convinced that it meant to combine the two seeds and what type of seed would be compatible with man, besides man? That is only the start of the rabbit hole. Another good one was:

2 Peter 2 12:14But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.

13 They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.[e]14 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed—an accursed brood!

This one the argument was “What kind of beast could stare with adulterous eyes?” Even though it explicitly says “these people are like unreasoning animals” they still are convinced that they are referring to a “beast” and not a person.

There were several other verses they gave me but all were equally nonsensical. I don’t get how you can contort something that is that blatant into something else. If I say “That guy swims like a fish” I didn’t just call him a fish. I didn’t report to everyone I know that I just met a walking, talking fish.

Next on the list is homophobia. Good ol’ Leviticus.

Leviticus 18:22

“‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

Leviticus also said not to wear mixed fabrics, and not to eat shellfish, and not to get tattoos, and many other things. Leviticus seems more like a foundation for a new world. Rules set by the ruling majority at the time. It could have been for personal comforts, personal tastes, personal gains. It could have been due to illness caused by seafood, or allergies due to certain fabrics. We will NEVER know the intent behind Leviticus. However, what we do know is that the rules set forth were abolished in Galatians. When he cast out the bondwoman and her son, meaning cast out the law and result of law: sin & death. We can jump ahead to AD/New testament and quote the following:

John 3:17
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

And there is Romans 1 & 2 which essentially says homosexuality is “without excuse” however to judge them is equally inexcusable. To sum it up, in an old world book it was written that homosexuality should be looked down on. While the new testament doesn’t go out and say sleep with whoever you want, it’s fine! It does say if man decides to lay with another man, mind your own fucking business.

I am willing to bet you can’t name 1 christian who currently doesn’t either:
A: Have a tattoo
B: Wear mixed fabric
C: Eat Shellfish

However I am also willing to bet that you wouldn’t have much trouble finding one to condemn homosexuality. You see people in restaurants or out in public in general praying together before a meal. Did you know that is also looked down on in the bible?

Matthew 6:5
“When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They like to stand in synagogues and on street corners to pray so that everyone can see them. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

The bible can be a good read. It was an old code. It was a way of life for an almost prehistoric culture. It is a book of parables and metaphors. To take anything that it says literally means you must take the entire book literally. Not pick and choose from it. If you take 1 verse and base your daily protest on that 1 verse, then you are a hypocrite. Period. It is not your place to preach to me, it is not my place to preach to you.

I will leave you with this:

Matthew 6:1
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Simple post. We picked this game up a few years back and actually JUST got around to playing it this morning with my daughter. She misplaced the instructions so we had no idea what we were doing. I went to several different sites looking for them. No luck. Once we found them..I made a PDF copy for future emergencies…and figured if I had that much trouble finding them I surely wouldn’t be the only one down the road.

Quick & simple. Game of Life : Pirates of the Caribbean Instructions. Download them here. Hopefully someone, somewhere will get some use out of this!

I promise this won’t be my best post of the week, there is more to come.

]]>https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/16/the-game-of-life-pirates-of-the-caribbean/feed/051PGBR6X2ML._SY300_hsdad77Kim K : Naked and Unafraid.https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/kim-k-naked-and-unafraid/
https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/kim-k-naked-and-unafraid/#respondFri, 14 Nov 2014 15:52:12 +0000http://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/?p=46Continue reading →]]>Isn’t this just the worst goddamned thing to ever scorch our planet? I mean what a crock of shit this is. Why would she EVER think it is ok to pose nude for a magazine? What was she thinking? She is supposed to be a role model for our teens!

Wait…what? Rewind. Kim Kardashian. The same Kim Kardashian who is famous because she was the star of a porno with Brandy’s brother? The same Kim Kardashian who has posed for playboy? The same Kim Kardashian who posed for “tasteful nudes” in GQ? People get a grip, she’s not a role model for your kids. She never was, never intended to be, and never will be going forward.

Now to speak my mind about her nudes. I don’t give a rats ass. She is a grown ass woman and if that is what she wants to do with her life you can fuck off if you disagree. She doesn’t need my permission, your permission, or anyone else to approve of what she does. My issue lies in a separate part of the argument. It lies in YOU letting main stream media raise your kids. It’s you not being parent enough to be your kids role model.

There is NO reason for your kid to idolize this person. She shot a porno, she posed for playboy, she starred in a shitty reality show, and now is married to arguably the biggest douchebag on the planet.

Turn off the TV’s from time to time people. Stop letting Hollywood tell you what you should be buying into. Stop letting Hollywood tell you what’s popular. Stop letting Hollywood tell you how to vote.

I know..a lot of mixed signals here and some people are still wondering do I like Kim or do I hate Kim? My answer is simply this:

I don’t know her. I know a few details about her life through main stream media. I know she is a grown ass woman, and perfectly capable of making her own life choices. Do I like her? No. Do I dislike her? No. She is 100% not a part of my life. She does not affect anything I do from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed (Except today. Touché Kim)

Celebrities are no different than me or you on a humanity level. Some are fat, some are skinny, some are gorgeous, some are not. All are in the public spotlight EVERY minute of EVERY day for your voyeuristic pleasures. You expect “higher ethics” from people who you should expect NOTHING from. Just because some asshole has a camera shoved in someones face 20 hours a day doesn’t mean you know them or can relate to them. Start worrying about what you need to do to make your world go ’round, and stop worrying about what others do to keep their boat afloat.

]]>https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/kim-k-naked-and-unafraid/feed/0Kim_cover_web_22hsdad77Kim_cover_web_22sheep3Fix your feminismhttps://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/39/
https://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/39/#commentsMon, 10 Nov 2014 22:12:48 +0000http://mindofamaddad.wordpress.com/?p=39Continue reading →]]>By now we have all seen this video. Some people like it. Some people hate it. Some people love the message it sends, other people just don’t get it. Feminism 2014. I am of the opinion that this video serves zero purpose. It is no less of a propaganda piece than would be put out by the North Korean government. If you are basing all of your core values on an 8 year old screaming ‘fuck’ over and over, you need to reevaluate your values.

I get it; women want equal rights, equal pay, gender equality across the board. Do you really think having your 8 year old telling America to fuck off is going to fix it? Do you really think being told “you’re pretty” is going to send you into a never ending spiral of injustice? The number one excuse is “If someone says that to me, then it’s followed by let’s fuck, or rape!” No it’s not. Here are some numbers for you to crunch:

89,000 Rapes reported yearly. This includes statutory, men on women, women on men, men on men, etc. That is equal to about 244 per day. Of those 244, 75% of all rapes are perpetrated by a friend or family member. That leaves 61 per day nationwide by strangers. In the 64 states & territories covered that is less than 1 per day (INCLUDING statutory & prison rape). So let’s take New York for example…population 19.5 million and 1 rape…that means there is a 1 in 185,000 chance it’s you. I think it is safe to say that a compliment typically will not lead to rape. You know what will? A psychopath hiding in the bushes waiting to pounce.

Women using the excuse of “I don’t want to get raped” by acknowledging a compliment or greeting would be the equivalent of me saying “I won’t go outside when it’s clear out because…lightning”. There is always a chance of something bad happening, but the chance is so miniscule you have a better shot of winning 100 bucks on a scratch off.

There is more to a woman than looks obviously, and I’m not disputing that fact. However what I am disputing is that “good morning” “she’s cute” or “how are you” is a life altering harassment experience. I know, I know…the internet said we should be outraged. Well the internet should tell you to stop being a fucking sheep and think for yourselves. Herd mentality. Every time a new cause springs up everybody is “one”. What? You are tired of being told you are pretty? What a shitty burden to have to bear. You have to hear “You’re pretty” 3-5 times a day…meanwhile I get to hear “Men are assholes.” “Men are dicks.” “I got him wrapped.” So while you get compliments, I get berated..all in the name of equality.

Here’s a thought for you…if you want to make a difference in the lives of women start by dropping the snarky videos, and “internet movement” and do something useful with your time. Become a CEO, become a Doctor, become President. The only thing holding you back is you. America has become a nation of “it’s not my fault I….” instead of being the nation it was founded to be. If you want something, go get it. You are no longer being oppressed by anyone but yourselves. Playing the victim when it comes to gender, race, or sexuality does not enhance your cause…however doing something about it does.

I wouldn’t call myself an atheist per se, however I would classify myself as one before I classified myself as religious. I enjoy secular tv, I am in a secular homeschool group, I like to read secular blogs, etc. I consider myself secular because I really let religion have zero impact on my day to day life. It is not a thing to me. I am noticing more and more that “secular” groups are leaning towards mocking of religions. That is NOT being secular. If you were truly “secular” religion would not need to come up in your conversation daily. You would not have to talk regularly about how it doesn’t exist. You wouldn’t need to talk about how “crazy” religious people are. You wouldn’t need to openly mock religion to make yourself feel better about who you are.

Let’s start with tv. I watch shows like The Walking Dead, True Blood, Dexter, Breaking Bad, The Blacklist, etc. Even when religion is a “part” of the show it isn’t what the show is about. They may be in a church, they may face off against a zealot, they may even decide to be baptized and saved…then they go back to blowing stuff up. I am ok with that. However the other day I saw “The Atheist Channel” on the Roku lineup. I figured what the hell, let’s give it a look. Only it wasn’t Atheist, because everything that was on it was mocking religion. If you are a true Atheist, religion will play ZERO part in your life. If you live day to day just to mock christians, you are closer to a satanist than you are an atheist. A true Atheist would not let religion affect them either way.

Moving on to books. My absolute favorite read was Sleepers by Jacqueline Druga. I explain it to people as “The Walking Dead meets The Rapture”. One of the characters is an unapologetic Atheist, and another is a priest. Some of the scenes play out in a church. I’m ok with that. It wasn’t trying to sell me one way or the other.

Now on to my biggest pet peeve. The homeschool group. They call themselves free thinkers but they are far from it. Here are the first 3 rules from a list of about 10-12:

1. No proselytizing.
You may not promote any religion. Asking and answering questions about religions is permitted, but religious members should be extremely careful not to cross the line into endorsement andprobably shouldn’t say much about “well, I believe…”.

2. Homeschooling Freethinkers is a SECULAR group. That means that we do not educate using Bible- or creationism-based materials. While most members are atheists, agnostics, or non-believers, we do allow members of any religion as long as they can abide by the Freethinker philosophy and rules as set by admin.

3. Religion bashing is permitted. That means that ANY religion may be mocked freely. If you cannot handle that, this is probably not the group for you.

I get it’s meant to be a secular group which is why I joined it! However, 80% of their posts in that group aren’t based around homeschooling, rather “anti-religious hate”. The point of me joining secular groups is so that I don’t have to deal with religious zealots. Just as much as I don’t want the local mormons knocking on my door, I don’t want to hear about how much you hate catholicism every day. If every day I wake up to 30 posts about “how stupid religion is” I’m not achieving my goal of avoiding religion in my day to day life.

There is a MASSIVE divide between secular and anti-religion, as well as atheism and agnostics. The small minded people who live to bash religions are definitely on the opposite side from where I want to be. Everyone has religious freedoms in this country, and everyone has the right to speak their mind. Unfortunately with both of those come the right to be a complete and total fucking idiot.

Stop claiming to be “secular” when you are actually the furthest thing from it. Oh yeah, and religious folks…you’re not off the hook just yet, I have a great piece coming your way about religion, the bible, racism, homophobia, and more! It’s exciting right?!

So it has been confirmed that Pepsi has decided to test a new flavor of Mountain Dew called that has been dubbed “Dewitos”. They did a test test at an unnamed college campus, with one Reddit user confirming the soda tastes like Doritos. Pepsi is trying it’s hardest to embody the “gaming culture” by combing two staples in gamer food into 1 drink…but i have to ask. Who the fuck would want to drink Doritos? I like Doritos as much as the next guy but what the actual fuck?

Would anyone in their right mind want to drink a bag of Doritos? Pepsi you are just going to alienate yourselves for pointing out the “eating situation” in the gamer community. Thankfully this was a beta test, and will probably never see the light of day. However if it does rear it’s ugly head in the future, just remember people…it’s all Pepsi’s fault.

Besides, long story short, we all know Dr Pepper is superior to Mountain Dew.